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PRONUNCIATION OF TERTIARY SECTOR

tertiary sector  [ˈtɜːʃərɪ ˈsɛktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TERTIARY SECTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tertiary sector is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TERTIARY SECTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tertiary sector

Tertiary sector of the economy

The tertiary sector of the economy is one of the three economic sectors, the others being the secondary sector and the primary sector.

Definition of tertiary sector in the English dictionary

The definition of tertiary sector in the dictionary is the tertiary sector consists of industries which provide a service, such as transport and finance.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TERTIARY SECTOR


bisector
baɪˈsɛktə
collector
kəˈlɛktə
connecter
kəˈnɛktə
detector
dɪˈtɛktə
director
dɪˈrɛktə
hector
ˈhɛktə
inspector
ɪnˈspɛktə
nectar
ˈnɛktə
perfecta
pəˈfɛktə
projector
prəˈdʒɛktə
prosector
prəʊˈsɛktə
protector
prəˈtɛktə
rector
ˈrɛktə
respecter
rɪˈspɛktə
sector
ˈsɛktə
selector
sɪˈlɛktə
subsector
ˈsʌbˌsɛktə
trisector
traɪˈsɛktə
vector
ˈvɛktə
vivisector
ˈvɪvɪsɛktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TERTIARY SECTOR

tersion
tertial
tertian
tertiaries
tertiary
tertiary bursary
tertiary college
tertiary colour
tertiary education
Tertiary period
tertium quid
tertius
terts
Tertullian
Teruel
tervalency
tervalent
Terylene
terza rima
terze rime

WORDS THAT END LIKE TERTIARY SECTOR

actor
art director
artistic director
associate director
connector
corrector
debt collector
deflector
detective chief inspector
effector
executive director
injector
lector
managing director
music director
private sector
public sector
reflector
sales director
smoke detector
Spector

Synonyms and antonyms of tertiary sector in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tertiary sector» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TERTIARY SECTOR

Find out the translation of tertiary sector to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tertiary sector from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tertiary sector» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

第三产业
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sector terciario
570 millions of speakers

English

tertiary sector
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तृतीयक क्षेत्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قطاع الخدمات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

третичный сектор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

setor terciário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রশাখা সেক্টর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

secteur tertiaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sektor tertiari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tertiären Sektor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

第三次部門
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고등 교육 부문
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sektor tertier
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngành đại học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூன்றாம் பிரிவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दर्जा क्षेत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üçüncül sektör
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

settore terziario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sektor usługowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

третинний сектор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sectorul terțiar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τριτογενή τομέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tersiêre sektor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tjänstesektorn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tertiær sektor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tertiary sector

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TERTIARY SECTOR»

The term «tertiary sector» is regularly used and occupies the 84.167 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TERTIARY SECTOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «tertiary sector» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «tertiary sector» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tertiary sector

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERTIARY SECTOR»

Discover the use of tertiary sector in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tertiary sector and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Growth and Structure of Tertiary Sector in Developing Economies
Partly with reference to India.
Seema Joshi, 2008
2
The Significance and Growth of the Tertiary Sector: Indian ...
In spite of the vast and growing importance of this sector, there are few comprehensive studies in the field. This is particularly true of the Indian economy.
Madhusudan Datta, 2001
3
Globalization, Labor Markets and Inequality in India
The growth of the tertiary sector in India seems to be somewhat out of line with international experience of recent decades. Table 10.1 brings together the data for sectoral changes in the shares of employment for several Asian countries over  ...
Dipak Mazumdar, Sandip Sarkar, 2008
4
Recent Social Trends in Quebec, 1960-1990
The tertiary sector has been continually increasing in relative importance for a number of years, in terms of both job distribution and overall economic activity. The growth of the government and the development of new services, both services to ...
‎1992
5
Recent Social Trends in Greece, 1960-2000
Jobs in the service sccror catering to companies and households have increased . The same is true for tertiary-sector employment in industry, whereas bluecollar employment has decreased. The tertiary sector has developed considerably in ...
Dēmētrēs Charalampēs, Dimitris Charalambis, Laura Maratou-Alipranti, 2004
6
Making Work Pay in Madagascar: Employment, Growth, and ...
Between 1996 and 2001, annual growth rates averaged 5.1 percent for the secondary sector and 4.7 percent for the tertiary sector, compared with only 2.5 percent for the primary sector.As a result, the shares of the secondary and tertiary  ...
Margo Hoftijzer, Pierella Paci, 2008
7
China Green Development Index Report 2011
The formula is: Labour productivity of tertiary sector 1⁄4 2Â Value added of tertiary sector=ðEmployees in tertiary sector at the end of this yearþ Employees in tertiary sector at the end of preceding yearÞ Data sources: China City Statistical ...
Xiaoxi Li, Jiancheng Pan, 2012
8
Insights into Inclusive Growth, Employment and Wellbeing in ...
The growth rates in value added (at 1993–1994 prices) originating from the different components of the tertiary sector at the all-India level are given in Table 2.14. It is quite evident that most of these activities have grown rapidly particularly  ...
Arup Mitra, 2012
9
Social Science
Year Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector 1950-51 55 16 29 1970-71 44 24 32 1990-91 35 24 41 2000-01 26 25 49 2004-05 23 25 52 2006-07 18.5 26.4 55.1 Year Primary Sector Secondary Sector Tertiary Sector 1950-51 73 10.
10
Regional Policy in a Changing World
THE ROLE OF THE TERTIARY SECTOR Growth-pole theory and economic base theory both have regarded industrial expansion as the major factor in regional economic development. Within these contexts the tertiary sector has been ...
Niles Hansen, Benjamin Higgins, Donald J. Savoie, 1990

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERTIARY SECTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tertiary sector is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Educator bats for performance-based funding in tertiary sector
Responding to questions from The Gleaner, Nkrumah-Young said he would support performance-based funding for tertiary institutions because of its proven ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
2
EconomyItalian services sector rounds off Q2 in style
Italy's services industry has had a much better than expected end to the ... the latest increase in tertiary sector output the second-fastest since November 2010. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Challenges, achievements in steering a tertiary sector
Today there are 60 staff spread across several departments and the organisation is central in guiding a rapidly expanding tertiary education sector and public ... «University World News, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tertiary sector [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tertiary-sector>. Apr 2024 ».
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